Dr.
Fred C. Cooper, PE, of Cooper
Zietz Engineers, Inc. (CZE) announces the merger of Cascade Design
Professionals, Inc. (CDP) with CZE. This merger of the two Native American
owned firms formally cements a long-term business relationship and will
allow us to capitalize on the opportunity to cross-sell our services
to existing clients and expand our capabilities to include construction
management, construction inspection, quality assurance and commissioning
expertise in addition to our civil, structural, and environmental engineering
services.

The
merger caps years of planning and working together and will allow us
to enhance services to our existing customers in Indian Country and
throughout the U.S. Under the merger, CDP will operate independently
as a division of CZE. Dr. Cooper will become CZE’s Chairman of
the Board, and CDP Founder Herb Fricke, PE, will assume the role of
CZE President and CEO. Paul Kluvers, PE, SE, has been named CDP General
Manager.